Read: The Feast of Corpus Christi w/ Jeremy Priest June 05, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Solemnity of Corpus Christi or, in English, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. Happy feast day! Today is the solemn commemoration of the institution of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper.
Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 20Tobit 13:2, 6-8Mark 12:38-44 Tobit 12:1, 5-15, 201 Tobit then called his son Tobias and said to him, “My son, see to the wages of the man who went with you; and he must also be given more.” 5 So he called the angel and said to him, “Take half of all
Watch: Podcast #28: “The Science of Sainthood” w/ Matthew Leonard June 04, 2021 Diocese of Lansing The French writer Léon Bloy (1846 – 1917) once wrote: “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” If that is true then “why is it true?”
Weekly Realign Resources for Mission Update, June 3, 2021 June 04, 2021 Diocese of Lansing In this week’s update, Deacon Jim Kasprzak, Director of Catholic Charities for Diocese of Lansing, recounts his personal experiences in living out the Realign Resources for Mission principle that parishes should “prioritizes spiritual and corporal works of mercy in local communities”.
Tobit 11:5-17Psalms 146:1-2, 6-10Mark 12:35-37 Tobit 11:5-175 Now Anna sat looking intently down the road for her son. 6 And she caught sight of him coming, and said to his father, “Behold, your son is coming, and so is the man who went with him!” 7 Raphael said, “I know, Tobias, that your father will
Tobit 2:9-14Psalms 112:1-2, 7-9Mark 12:13-17 Tobit 2:9-149 On the same night I returned from burying him, and because I was defiled I slept by the wall of the courtyard, and my face was uncovered. 10 I did not know that there were sparrows on the wall and their fresh droppings fell into my open eyes
Read: My Sisterhood Story w/ Sister Katherine Frazier June 01, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Of your charity, please pray for Sister Katherine Frazier who is currently in temporary vows with the Adrian Dominican Sisters whose motherhouse is in Adrian in Lenawee County. Sister Katherine is 35-years-old and hails from Most Precious Blood Parish in Fort
Tobit 3:1-11, 16-17Psalms 25:2-9Mark 12:18-27 Tobit 3:1-11, 16-171 Then in my grief I wept, and I prayed in anguish, saying, 2 “Righteous art thou, O Lord; all thy deeds and all they ways are mercy and truth, and thou dost render true and righteous judgment for ever. 3 Remember me and look favorably upon me;
Read: The Feast of the Visitation | May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Diocese of Lansing Today is the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Happy feast day! Today’s feast recalls to us the visit of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation (Luke 1:39 – 59). To help us pray
Read: “First Seek Sanctity”: The Diocese of Lansing Curia Retreat June 01, 2021 Diocese of Lansing A serious-minded pursuit of personal holiness, rooted in prayer and asceticism, is an essential prerequisite of any apostolic endeavor – that was the challenging message delivered to the staff of the Diocese of Lansing’s Curia during their annual retreat